46.7779° N, 23.5638° E
CLUJ-NAPOCA
Most Famous People Born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Notable people
- 381
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1943
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 19.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cluj-Napoca during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cluj-Napoca Is Known For
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Football is Cluj-Napoca's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (57).
Cluj-Napoca over-indexes on fencer — 19.1× the global rate.
Cluj-Napoca under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cluj-Napoca's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
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- Art & Design
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Eugen Cicero
1940 - 1997
Béla Károlyi
Born 1942
Gáspár Miklós Tamás
Born 1948
János Martonyi
Born 1944
Ileana Silai
Born 1941
Zsófia Balla
Born 1949
László Surján
Born 1941
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
Born 1946
Zvi Goldstein
Born 1947
Ferenc Máté
Born 1945
Ioan Alexandru
1941 - 2000
Florentina Mosora
1940 - 1996
Tibor Szász
Born 1948
Adam Tihany
Born 1948
Emil Grunzweig
1947 - 1983
István Bethlen (born 1946)
1946 - 2018
Gabriel Iranyi
Born 1946
Vasile Suciu (footballer)
1942 - 2013
István Árkossy
Born 1943
Peter Klein (impresario)
Born 1945
Zvi Nir
Born 1946
Vlad Constantinesco
Born 1942
Horia Demian
1942 - 1989
Pierre Katz
Born 1941
Raphael Vago
Born 1946
Tudor Petruș
1949 - 2017
Imre Nagy (fencer)
1941 - 2011
Der Reka Cipriani
Born 1943
István Komáromi
1943 - 2016
Adalbert Gurath Jr.
Born 1942
Mihai Grunfeld
Born 1949
Peter Florian (Pianist)
Born 1944